1.
About macOS Sequoia for Intel based Macs or MacBooks, or as a VM, what is the minimum supported Intel processor…? Is it 8-generation Intel Coffee Lake processor or…? In other words is it the same Specs of hardware as macOS Sonoma…?
2.
What is the macOS minimum for Xcode software development of latest Apple OSs like MacOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18.x… etc…?
VMware, OS X 10.11
From a quick read of another article, it appears the only difference between Sonoma & Sequoia hardware support is that the MBAir 2018 + 2019 models cannot run Sequoia at all. Otherwise, I believe the Sonoma & Sequoia hardware requirements are the same.
Of course some features of Sequoia may depend on the T2 chip so the iMac 2019 may not support some Sequoia features because it lacks the T2 security chip. Plus M-series Macs are required for certain Sequoia features as well which won't be supported on Intel Macs. CPUs don't seem to play a part at all.
lsepolis123 wrote:
In other words is it like MacOS Sonoma, minimum Coffee Lake, 8-generation Intel… or is more restricted to newer processors? What the minimum Intel generation, 9-generation?
Apple is not stating the minimum requirement in terms of specific Intel processors, but in terms of specific Mac models. There may be system components other than the CPU that are relevant to the decision to support – or not support – a particular Mac model. We don't know.
If it amuses you to look up the Intel CPUs that all of the supported Intel Macs use, you can do that with the aid of MacTracker and other third-party sources.
However, that's not going to change the compatibility list to add any Macs that are not already there.
lsepolis123 wrote:
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What is the macOS minimum for Xcode software development of latest Apple OSs like MacOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18.x… etc…?
I don't know what the minimum version will be for targeting these future OSes.
I can tell you that according to the App Store, the current version of Xcode requires macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later. My Mac is running macOS 13.6.7 (Ventura), and it wasn't all that long ago that I updated Xcode. However, if I was downloading Xcode for the first time today, I'd either have to upgrade to Sonoma, or hope that Apple had an older version of Xcode available for download on one of their Developer sites.
apple.com/macos/macos-sequoia-preview/
at 8/10 lower on the web page:
the oldest is:
Identify your iMac model - Apple Support
support.apple.com/en-us/108054
iMac Pro
Model Identifier: iMacPro1,1
Part Numbers: MQ2Y2xx/A, MHLV3xx/A
Newest compatible operating system: macOS Sonoma
Tech Specs: iMac Pro (2017)
User Guide: iMac Pro (2017)
imac-27-2017
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Processor
8-Core
3.2GHz Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz
19MB cache
10-Core
3.0GHz Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz
23.75MB cache
Configurable to:
14-Core
2.5GHz Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
33.25MB cache
18-Core
2.3GHz Intel Xeon W
Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
42.75MB cache
==================
Identify your Mac mini model - Apple Support
support.apple.com/en-us/102852
Mac mini (2018)
Model Identifier: Macmini8,1
Part Numbers: MRTR2xx/A, MRTT2xx/A, MXNF2xx/A, MXNG2xx/A
Newest compatible operating system: macOS Sonoma
Ventura Tech Specs: Mac mini (2018)
User Guide: Mac mini (2018)
Processor
4-Core
3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3
6MB shared L3 cache
Configurable to:
6-Core
3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz
12MB shared L3 cache
6-Core
3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5
Turbo Boost up to 4.1GHz
9MB shared L3 cache
Configurable to:
6-Core
3.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz
12MB shared L3 cache
intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/129939/intel-core-i58500-processor-9m-cache-up-to-4-10-ghz/specifications.html
Why does it matter? The actual hardware is irrelevant. Apple says it is compatible with certain model Macs and prevents it from being installed on unsupported Macs. There is no reason to embark on this adventure in futility.
In other words is it like MacOS Sonoma, minimum Coffee Lake, 8-generation Intel… or is more restricted to newer processors? What the minimum Intel generation, 9-generation?
or hope that Apple had an older version of Xcode available for download on one of their Developer sites.
They do. I think you need a developer account to get to them, but that's free.
minimum supported Intel processor for macOS Sequoia
